intertwined

[in-ter-twahynd]

adjective

1. twined or woven together.

   Braids are geometric objects consisting of intertwined strands of string.

2. closely or inseparably involved with each other, or consisting of elements connected in this way.

   The new exhibit “How Does It Hurt?” reminds us that the history of creativity and the history of living with suffering are inextricably intertwined.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of intertwine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of intertwined¹

intertwine ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

These developments set the course of the intertwined antebellum economy in the North and South—an enslaved workforce in the South and an industrialized workforce in the North.

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For a variety of reasons, though, these companies have a mixed record, since the business of mental health is a complex, riven ecosystem intertwined with insurers and regulations.

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For instance, undergraduate Lydia Liang intertwined the living spaces of a typical duplex to make it into a cooperative complex filled with indoor plantings and a rooftop garden.

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This is the gift “I Know This Much Is True” offers, a lengthy, lyrical vivisection of intertwined lives made of epic woe.

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These flashpoints — rainbow rockers, Impossible Sausage, now a stripped-down logo — reveal the delicate calculus of change for a brand whose cultural identity is intertwined with a conservative vision of Americana.

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